What next?
You’ve now completed this level of the course. You’ve heard most of the different types of talk or conversation that you will hear in the Listening test, and you’ve read most of the different types of text that you will have to read in the Reading test. You’ve practised almost all of the task types for each test. You should feel more confident about taking the exam now, but don’t worry if there are still parts that you find difficult. There is plenty of time to practise those parts and to deal with any problems you are having. Here are some things that you should do now. Decide which ones you’d like to do first. Number them.
Continue to speak English every time you get the opportunity. Now you know what sort of things the examiner will ask you in the spoken exam, practise talking about those things. If you have friends or relatives who speak good English, try to have short conversations with them that practise what you have been learning and try to use new vocabulary that you have learnt.
There are lots of websites that have short clips with people speaking English. Even if you don’t understand everything people say, you will pick out some words and phrases and become more familiar with the pronunciation patterns of the language. Try to watch a movie in English from time to time. Continue to borrow CDs to listen to if you need extra practice with the Listening test.
Continue to read as much as you can. You should be able to follow more challenging texts now, so look at English newspapers and magazines more frequently. There are thousands of websites in English, and you can always find something that you are especially interested in. Continue to think about the organization of a text and note down new vocabulary that you think will be useful to remember. Try to use the vocabulary when you speak or write.
As your English improves, you may feel that you want to learn and remember more vocabulary than is realistic. Make sure you learn and revise vocabulary that is useful and that you can use to communicate. As well as single new words, you should learn words that you already know used in new ways. You should learn how words go together to form common phrases and expressions.
If you are still having difficulty with basic writing skills, continue to practise writing sentences and short paragraphs. Practise your spelling and punctuation. If you feel that your writing has improved, practise writing more compositions. Continue to look at as many model answers to exam questions as you can. This will help you know what to write and how to write it in the exam.
Go to the second online mock test at
www.garneteducation.com/pathway. Then go on to the next level of the course. Make sure you practise all aspects of your English, but focus on what you are having problems with. Don’t worry if you don’t make progress in all areas at the same time.
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